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Quarter 2 – MELC 1:
Make connections between texts to
particular social issues, concerns, or
dispositions in life

Locally Developed Self-Learning Material

 Development Team of the Module

Writer/Layout Artist: Kristine Bernadette F. Mara

Content and Pedagogy Reviewer: Allan R. Maroda, EdD

Arturo L. Reyes, EdD

Language Editor/ Reviewer: Loreta D. Figueroa, EPS, English

Sarah M. Tatel

Management Team:

Leilani S. Cunanan, CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent

Maylene M. Minimo, EdD, CESE, OIC- Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Ariel C. Lansang, Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
Jose C. Tala, EdD, EPS, LRMS
What I Need to Know
This module is designed and written in consideration of you, learners, and your level of
knowledge as well as your capacity to learn and apply the skills in English. It is made to train your mind
on appreciating visual images based on real life situations and to gain knowledge on making connections
between texts to particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions in real life.
To widen your ideas and imagination in relation to this topic, this module offers various activities
that are contextualized and simplified to meet up your level of language and reading skills.
The Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) covered in this module is making
connections between texts on particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions in life.

Lesson 2 Text-To-Text
What I Know
Directions: Identify the kind of connection established in each item by writing the letter of your answer in your
notebook.
1. I read a book about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of the time I went camping in a cabin
that had no electricity. Give the kind of connection mirrored in this situation.
a. text to self b. text to text c. text to world d. all of the above
2. “I read another book about spiders that explained that spiders have venom and in this book, I am learning
about the top 10 dangerous spiders of the world.”
a. text to self b. text to text c. text to world d. all of the above
3. What type of connection is this: I read a chapter book about a girl who worked in a factory in New York. It
reminded me of an article that I read in school about child labor laws. Give the kind of connection mirrored in this
situation.
a. text to self b. text to text c. text to world d. all of the above
Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
4. When we analyze, we are separating the writing into parts and then seeing how these parts are related. In
literature, we separate into parts by examining the literary elements.
5. Making connections is linking what the students read, to what they already know.
What’s In
Directions: Study the following photos. Answer the questions that follow.

Where can you find these characters?

1. Hermione Granger a. Chronicles of Narnia b. Harry Potter c. The Lord of the Rings
2. Frodo Baggins a. Chronicles of Narnia b. Harry Potter c. The Lord of the Rings
3. Aslan a. Chronicles of Narnia b. Harry Potter c. The Lord of the Rings
 Identify the novel where this setting takes place.
4. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

a. Chronicles of Narnia b. Harry Potter c. The Lord of the Rings

5. Rivendell

a. Chronicles of Narnia b. Harry Potter c. The Lord of the Rings

Directions: Put a check on the items which should be used in establishing text to text connection.

6. Theme
7. Plot
8. Characters
9. Date and place of publication of the text
10. Imagery
 What’s New

Before we begin with our journey, I would like you to ponder on the hypothetical question: How do we celebrate
the greatness of the people we know?

Directions: Read the poems below and answer the questions that follow.

AULD LANG SYNE 1. When is Auld Lang Syne usually sung?

Should old acquaintance be forgot, a. reunions c. New Year
and never brought to mind? b. Christmas d. all of the above
Should old acquaintance be forgot, 2. Who is being referred to in the song?
and auld lang syne? a. long-lost friend c. a lover
For auld lang syne, my dear, b. long -lost relative d. parents
for auld lang syne, 3. What does old lang syne mean?
we'll take a cup of kindness yet, a. seize the day c. let’s spend time together
for auld lang syne. b. a long time ago d. Good luck!
And surely you'll buy your pint cup!
and surely I'll buy mine!
4. Based on the poem, which experience they HAVE NOT
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet, gone through?
for auld lang syne. a. They have picked the daisies together
We two have run about the hills, b. They have each other during the difficult times.
and picked the daisies fine; c. They have played together during their childhood.
But we've wandered many a weary foot, d. They studied college together.
since auld lang syne. 5. What makes the persona’s friends unforgettable?
We two have paddled in the stream, a. They spent precious time together.
from morning sun till dine; b. Having a good personality with a dose of eccentricity
But seas between us broad have roared c. Stand with each other no matter what.
since auld lang syne.
And there's a hand my trusty friend!
d. All of the above.
And give me a hand o' thine!
And we'll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.. 6. What distinct quality of those who are great does the
I THINK CONTINUALLY OF THOSE WHO WERE GREAT persona mention in the first stanza?
Stephen Spender a. they were born with greatness.
I think continually of those who were truly great. b. those who remember not only human ancestry but also
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history the spiritual ancestry
Through corridors of light, where the hours are suns, c. those who in their lives fought for life
Endless and singing. Whose lovely ambition d. all of the above
Was that their lips, still touched with fire,
Should tell of the Spirit, clothed from head to foot in song.
And who hoarded from the Spring branches 7. Based on 2nd stanza, what should not be forgotten?
The desires falling across their bodies like blossoms. a. they were born with greatness.
b. those who remember not only human ancestry but also
What is precious, is never to forget the spiritual ancestry
The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless c. those who in their lives fought for life
springs d. all of the above
Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth.
Never to deny its pleasure in the morning simple light 8. Based on the poem, what legacy does people leave
Nor its grave evening demand for love. behind them?
Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother
a. Great people leave behind hope and inspiration to those
With noise and fog, the flowering of the spirit.
they have touched.
b. Contribution to humanity is by serving a cause greater
Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields,
See how these names are fêted by the waving grass than your own is a great legacy.
And by the streamers of white cloud c. Anything you do leaves an impact. Every action of yours
And whispers of wind in the listening sky. produces an effect.
The names of those who in their lives fought for life, d. All of the above.
Who wore at their hearts the fire’s centre.
Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun
And left the vivid air signed with their honour.
What Is It
Text-to-text connections help students to identify themes and main ideas, and to notice characteristics of
an author’s writing style or commonalities of writing in general across authors.
Here are examples of creating text-to text connections:
➢ What does this remind you of in another book you have read?
➢ How is this text similar to other books you have read?
➢ How is this text different from other things you have read?
➢ Have I read about something like this before?

Let us see how well you remember and understand by answering the activities below.

What’s More
Directions: Read the sentences below. Write 1- if it refers to “Auld Lang Syne”; 2-if it refers to “I Think
Continually of Those who were Truly Great”; and 3- if it refers to both poems.
1. Nature pays tribute to persons of valor.
2. The persona recounts old memories of friendship.
3. The text is marked with vivid imagery.
4. Personification is utilized by the author.
5. The text talks about what endures through time.
6. The persona admires those who are already dead.
7. It holds a very optimistic view of what humanity could accomplish in life.
8. It describes the tradition of sharing a beverage among friends, or performing a toast to invoke good
spirits, prosperity, kindness, and good will.
9. It makes use of symbolism.
10. It reminds us to always keep old friends in mind and remember the old days.

What I Have Learned

In this lesson, I learned that text-to-text connection is

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What I Can Do
Directions: Compare and contrast the poems entitled “Old Lang Syne” and “I Think Continually of Those who
were Great” by completing the table below using TWIST Analysis.

POEM T W I S T
(TONE) (WORD (IMAGERY) (STYLE) (THEME)
CHOICE)
1. “Old Lang
Syne”

2. “I Think
Continually
of Those who
were Great”

Assessment
Directions: Arrange the steps below on how to make text to text connections by using A-D.
1. Read and annotate.
2. Learn more about the authors.
3. Reflect on the writing.
4. Make connections through the literary elements.
Directions: Identify the elements of the poem being described in each item.
5. It is the actually what the poet wants to express through his words. It may either be a thought, a feeling,
an observation, a story or an experience.
a. imagery b. theme c. style d. tone
6. It is a figurative language used to represent a certain action, object, and idea in a way that would appeal
to the five senses.
a. imagery b. theme c. style d. tone
7. It is the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
a. imagery b. theme c. style d. tone
Directions : Put a check on the items to be considered in making text to text connections.
8. Author’s culture 9. Themes 10. Style
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